Cybersafety involves acting safely and responsibly online by protecting personal information and reputation through following safe practices. It is important for parents and educators to teach children cybersafety rules to recognize risks and make informed decisions. Some key rules include researching sites before registering, being skeptical of sites asking for private information, avoiding mentioning details an online stranger could use to locate you, and trusting your instincts if an online situation feels wrong. Parents and educators also need to learn about cybersafety in order to support and communicate with children about safely using online tools.

1. Cybersafety
How to enjoy all internet can
provide – with no harm!

2. What is “Cybersafety”?
Cybersafety is the ability to act in a safe and
responsible manner while using connected
technology.

3. These behaviors protect personal information
and reputation and include safe practices to
minimize danger from behavioral-based, rather
than hardware/software-based, problems.

4. Teaching Cybersafety
Some rules must be followed to guarantee the
success of online navigation.
It is important for parents and educators to
teach children to follow these rules.

5. The main goal in teaching cybersafety is to help
children recognize online risks, make informed
decisions, and take appropriate actions to
protect themselves.

6. How to get to children?
Parents can talk to children anytime, during the
dinner, in the car, in family meetings...
Educators can give tips during online activities or
tasks.

7. Here are some of these rules
1. Research before you register.
2. Discriminate.
3. Think before typing.
4. Require ID.
5. Trust your gut.
It is important to remember these rules
are for everyone! Not only kids!

8. 1. Research before you register
Before joining any online community, find out if
the host site offers settings that will allow you to
control who can view your profile, because
different sites offer different levels of protection.

9. 2. Discriminate
Stick to online activity that doesn’t require your
full name or contact information. Always be
skeptical of a site that asks for your e-mail,
credit card number, or home address. Hackers
can only access the information provided over
the web.

10. 3. Think before typing
While connected, avoid mentioning any
information that a third party could use to
locate you—your school name, and the model of
your car are all examples of things not to discuss
online.

11. 4. Require ID
As a rule of thumb, stick to messaging with
people you actually know, and never agree to
meet in person with someone who found you
online.

12. 5. Trust your gut
If you encounter a situation that feels
uncomfortable or wrong, there’s a good chance
that something’s up. Any time you feel
threatened by a person or situation on the Web,
don’t hesitate to report it to your parents, the
police, or site administrators.

13. Important!
Parents and educators need to learn how to deal
with cyber environment so that they can provide
support to the children.
They also need to communicate with kids and
check when they are online.

14. It is necessary to show the benefits and risks for
the child to be able to use the tools in a smart
way, enjoying what is good and being ready to
deal with possible issues.

15. References:
 Internet Safe Coalition. (2009). C3 Matrix: Digital
Citizenship.
http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Coll
_iKeepSafe/iKeepSafeC3Matrix/C3%20Matrix.pdf
 http://www.collegeview.com/articles/article/sma
rt-students-in-a-digital-world
 http://www.ikeepsafe.org/articles/cybersafety-
digital-citizenship-101/